So Babcock needs to go... (Part 2)

[Menzinger]

Theres no getting around the fact that office politics (and economics) kept Babs job safe with the transition to a new GM. But there's a shelf life on the safety net.

If the team is looking lackluster by adecbwr then Dubas likely has enough ammonto push for a change to Shanny and the board. Its when the Pens changed coaches back in 2015 prior to their cup run.

Babs is going to have to kick his stubborness and start adapting.

 

[Rare Jewel]

Keefe liked this tweet

Well that lacks quite a bit of professionalism. You can't have people that close to the situation throwing that out there.

If that is indeed Keefe.

 

[Shayne Corsi]

It's pretty clear that the players have started to tune out Babcock. It can happen in a context even with a non-insufferable coach and passionate players, so it can sure as hell happen in a context like this, i.e. one with neither of those things.

 

[ruaware41]

Well that lacks quite a bit of professionalism. You can't have people that close to the situation throwing that out there.

If that is indeed Keefe.

Extremely unprofessional behaviour, I agree. He should be reprimanded by Dubas and Shanny for that. Wasn't expecting that. At least use a darn burner account for stuff like that

 

[Menzinger]

I think that Babcock is probably out of touch with today’s young players. I don’t think our young players connect with him or vice versa.

This is where i fall on it.

Theres no denying Babs CV. The guy is a good coach. The issue thougg isnif hes the right fit with this dressingroom. And while nobody on these forum's can say one way or another what goes on within the room -from the outside it looks as if theres tensions.

How Babs communicated woth a bunch of mid 30 yesr olds in Detroit a decade ago might not be replicable with this younger roster today.

 

[stickty111]

I'm sure he'd love to have the job. I'm also pretty sure liking this tweet doesn't help endear him to the organization. If I'm hiring, I'm docking him points for this tweet, not the sign of a team player. Babcock's still the coach and as long as he is, everyone in the organization should be standing behind him (at least publicly).

I agree with you there. I'm not surprised though. Well I am surprised at the like, but not at the fact he wants the job. Keefe has said he will only leave for the perfect opportunity. Coaching a talented Toronto Maple Leafs seems like the perfect opportunity.

 

[Rare Jewel]

Extremely unprofessional behaviour, I agree. He should be reprimanded by Dubas and Shanny for that. Wasn't expecting that. At least use a darn burner account for stuff like that

Or just don't... at all.

 

[stickty111]

Well at least the positive is they are thinking about it.

 

[Rare Jewel]

This is where i fall on it.

Theres no denying Babs CV. The guy is a good coach. The issue thougg isnif hes the right fit with this dressingroom. And while nobody on these forum's can say one way or another what goes on within the room -from the outside it looks as if theres tensions.

How Babs communicated woth a bunch of mid 30 yesr olds in Detroit a decade ago might not be replicable with this younger roster today.

That seems like such an excuse and takes a lot of the accountability away from the players.

If these players want a supply teacher type to come in and tell them that their great everyday, then the coach isn't really the issue. The players need to preform.

I have some issues with him, but his ability to coach millennial hockey players isn't one.

 

[Znith]

I think its a little early to be firing the HC and causing that sort of turmoil.

Look, we had a ton of roster turnover in the offseason. New leafs:
- Barrie
- Kerfoot
- Mikheyev
- Shore
- Spezza
- Timashov
- Ceci
- Marincin (didn't play last year)
- Holl (didn't play last year)

I'd like to give it another month and see if these guys can find some chemistry.

 

[hector morrison]

Not a happy GM. Shanahan was nodding so maybe thats a good thing?
Is Babcock on his last straw?

Babs is safe as can be with Shanny at the helm...the thing I don't like is Leafs don't have a Shanny on the ice!

 

[Daisy Jane]

Well that lacks quite a bit of professionalism. You can't have people that close to the situation throwing that out there.

If that is indeed Keefe.

what is? what's going on?

 

[Rare Jewel]

what is? what's going on?

He (Keefe) "liked" a twitter post where Babcock possibly losing the dressing room was the topic.

 

[hector morrison]

This is where i fall on it.

Theres no denying Babs CV. The guy is a good coach. The issue thougg isnif hes the right fit with this dressingroom. And while nobody on these forum's can say one way or another what goes on within the room -from the outside it looks as if theres tensions.

How Babs communicated woth a bunch of mid 30 yesr olds in Detroit a decade ago might not be replicable with this younger roster today.

I really think his CV is not all that worthy of praise! I think he has failed more than he should have. And still is! This should be his last kick at the can...getting to 2nd round might save his arse,but even that isn't success.

 

[Daisy Jane]

He (Keefe) "liked" a twitter post where Babcock possibly losing the dressing room was the topic.

that's... not good.

 

[Rare Jewel]

that's... not good.

No, I wouldn't think so.

 

[CelticDruid]

Well that lacks quite a bit of professionalism. You can't have people that close to the situation throwing that out there.

If that is indeed Keefe.

Babcock will be the sacrificial lamb, but Shanahan and Dubas bear equal responsibility.

They built a soft team and went against the established formula.

 

[usernamezrhardtodo]

So is that Babcock or the talent?

Someone said this a while ago and it really makes sense to me now: "Babcock can take a weak team and make them over achieve, yet he can also take a talented team and under achieve."

The players are not buying what he is selling. You can just see them playing without any enthusiasm out there. Having so many new guys out there and they of all people are the ones doing well...makes you think that the old guard just doesn't care. Kerfoot, Mickey and everyone except for Spezza and Petan are doing much better than we expected...so what's the deal?

 

[Gallagbi]

Someone said this a while ago and it really makes sense to me now: "Babcock can take a weak team and make them over achieve, yet he can also take a talented team and under achieve."

The players are not buying what he is selling. You can just see them playing without any enthusiasm out there. Having so many new guys out there and they of all people are the ones doing well...makes you think that the old guard just doesn't care. Kerfoot, Mickey and everyone except for Spezza and Petan are doing much better than we expected...so what's the deal?

Babcock took the most talented team in the world to back to back Olympic wins. He also won a cup with a very good Wings team.

Doesn't seem like that long ago he was "only winning because of the talent on the roster" but now he can't coach talent?

 

[ruaware41]

I hope he unlikes it. It shows extreme immaturity to like that regardless of how he feels

 

[Rare Jewel]

I hope he unlikes it. It shows extreme immaturity to like that regardless of how he feels

I'm surprised there isn't more talk of it.

I know it's fashionable rip Babcock at the moment, but it's quite unacceptable.

 

[usernamezrhardtodo]

Babcock took the most talented team in the world to back to back Olympic wins. He also won a cup with a very good Wings team.

Doesn't seem like that long ago he was "only winning because of the talent on the roster" but now he can't coach talent?

Did you see the scores in those games he won back to back golds? We had the best talent by a country mile and we won by 3-2 score... boring games that should never have been close to begin with. If he needs a literal all star team to win with and not just a good talented team...then yes I stand by my post.

 

[usernamezrhardtodo]

Extremely unprofessional behaviour, I agree. He should be reprimanded by Dubas and Shanny for that. Wasn't expecting that. At least use a darn burner account for stuff like that

I checked out the tweet and there is 1 like by a guy named Brian....are we talking about the tweet above that talks about Shanny that has 140 likes? seems like nobody really checked or I am not understanding something. Did he like it and then remove the like perhaps?

 

[biotk]

Did he like it and then remove the like perhaps?

Yes, he liked it (I follow him and saw it) and has since removed the like.

It is possible that the like was accidental. Not common, but I have accidentally liked a tweet before, especially when on my previous phone. I don't recall Keefe ever liking a tweet that was negative towards Babcock before - and there are plenty of those on twitter.

 

[biotk]

I hope he unlikes it.

The tweet is no longer liked by Keefe.